Register now for the 2010 Pennsylvania Dairy Profitability Forums, Nov. 16 and 17, “Healthy Families, Healthy Farms and Healthy Businesses”. the annual event is hosted by the Center for Dairy Excellence and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The forum on Tuesday, Nov. 16, will be in the PA Preferred Banquet Hall of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center … Read More
Brooks Promoted at NMPF
Congratulations to Dana L. Brooks for her promotion to Senior Vice President of Government Relations for the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). Brooks, who has worked for NMPF for nearly two years, had been serving as VP of Government Relations. “Dana’s passion for agriculture and energetic personality continue to enhance our capabilities to deal on Capitol Hill with the numerous … Read More
A Rumen With a View
“Everybody that comes out here wants to know about the steers with the windows,” according to Skip Hampton, manager of product research for Novus International. Skip is also the manager of Novus’ new research facility Green Acres Farm in Montgomery County, Missouri. He says the Holstein steers are used for research trials to study rumen bypass – how an ingredient … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted 10 requests for export assistance from Foremost Farms, Darigold, and Dairy Farmers of America to sell a total of 1,089 metric tons (2.4 million pounds) of Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in the Middle East and Asia. The product will be delivered November 2010 through March 2011. Since CWT reactivated the Export … Read More
Write Down What You Wish To Achieve
Proving once again that he’s following in the foot steps of that “other” Dr. Lyons, Dr. Mark Lyons made concluding remarks in grand fashion at the Alltech Global 500. After providing an overview of Alltech innovations with Dr. Karl Dawson during the final session of the conference Mark encouraged the participants to “Think it, Ink it.” He said they should … Read More
Communicating Positives In A Crisis
Dairy farmers need to know about crisis communications just as much as any other business. Those attending the Alltech Global 500 Peter Kerr, KerrComm, address this topic and provide meaningful ideas for how to cope with it. Peter is a communications consultant and he presented a very positive message about turning a negative situation into an opportunity. He discussed how … Read More
Tellman and Johnson Honored
Congratulations to two of North Dakota’s most distinguished leaders: Allen Tellman and Virgil Johnson. The two were honored at the 44th Annual North Dakota Dairy Convention with the Merit Award and Milky Way Award, respectively. Tellman is a fourth generation dairy producer from New Salem, and Virgil Johnson is a Mandan cheese maker with a rich history. Tellman farms with … Read More
CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted 11 requests from Dairy Farmers of America and three requests from Darigold for assistance in selling a total of 4,631 metric tons (10.2 million pounds) of Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in the Middle East, Asia, and Central America. The product will be delivered October 2010 through April 2011. Since CWT reactivated … Read More
Social Media Driving Dairy Business
At the beginning of the Alltech Global 500 I participated in a presentation on social media and I’ve been overhearing farmers talking about how to use it for their farm. During a discussion dinner last night I met a dairy farmer who has been using it to drive business on his farm. He’s a great example for all farmers. He’s … Read More
Alltech Dinners Stimulate Discussion
One of the features of the Alltech Global 500 are a series of discussion dinners. Attendees can choose a topic of they are most interested in. During the dinners a moderator will stimulate conversation with everyone providing input. It’s a great opportunity to interact with other dairy and beef producers from around the world and hear their perspectives on these … Read More